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A Discovery and a Chase

           ‘Twoguineasa-piece,boysdon’tlet’emgainonuskeepitupkeepitup.’

           Thehorsesinthefirstchaisestartedonattheirutmostspeed;andthoseinMr.Wardle’sgallopedfuriouslybehindthem.

           ‘Iseehishead,’exclaimedthecholericoldman;‘damme,Iseehishead.’

           ‘SodoI’saidMr.Pickwick;‘that’she.’Mr.Pickwickwasnotmistaken.ThecountenanceofMr.Jingle,completelycoatedwithmudthrownupbythewheels,wasplainlydiscernibleatthewindowofhischaise;andthemotionofhisarm,whichwaswavingviolentlytowardsthepostillions,denotedthathewasencouragingthemtoincreasedexertion.

           Theinterestwasintense.Fields,trees,andhedges,seemedtorushpastthemwiththevelocityofawhirlwind,sorapidwasthepaceatwhichtheytorealong.Theywereclosebythesideofthefirstchaise.Jingle’svoicecouldbeplainlyheard,evenabovethedinofthewheels,urgingontheboys.OldMr.Wardlefoamedwithrageandexcitement.Heroaredoutscoundrelsandvillainsbythedozen,clenchedhisfistandshookitexpressivelyattheobjectofhisindignation;butMr.Jingleonlyansweredwithacontemptuoussmile,andrepliedtohismenacesbyashoutoftriumph,ashishorses,answeringtheincreasedapplicationofwhipandspur,brokeintoafastergallop,andleftthepursuersbehind.

           Mr.Pickwickhadjustdrawninhishead,andMr.

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